"Total power in one person's hand -- not the American way!" Bost, from downstate Murphysboro, screamed about the powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan's move to bring a pension bill to the House floor for consideration before lawmakers could read it closely.

"Enough!" Bost bellowed. "I feel like somebody trying to be released from Egypt. Let my people go! .. I'm trapped by rules that have been forced down our throats."

"People have to know that we’ve been under this tyranny of Madigan writing the rules for all these years," he continued.

The tantrum -- which the Washington Post's Aaron Blake called "one of the great political rants of all time" -- has, as can be expected, inspired a number of tributes and parodies on YouTube, ranging from Metallica-soundtracked clips to dubstep -- and even "rage step" -- remixes. Below, we've chosen seven of our favorites for your perusal, some of which contain NSFW language.